Hi Dave,

The parents of Samuel J. FREEMAN [HE THE FATHER OF HARVY JASPER FREEMAN] were possibly Thomas FREEMAN AND Malinda ROWE. Below is a composite of the information, which needs to be verified, as I'm not proof positive sure that they're the parents:

Thomas FREEMAN, born abt 1815 in Tennessee [1850 CENSUS; NOTE: HIS PLACE OF BIRTH ALSO REPORTED AS NC BY ANCESTRY.COM PUBLIC FAMILY TREE]; died possibly July 1859 [GRAVESTONE PHOTO POSTED BY ANCESTRY.COM PUBLIC FAMILY TREE]; burial at Brush Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Swain Co., North Carolina [GRAVESTONE PHOTO POSTED BY ANCESTRY.COM PUBLIC FAMILY TREE]. He married Malinda [--ROWE?--] [THEY ENUMERATED IN SAME HH IN 1850 MONROE CO., TN CENSUS; NOTE HER SURNAME REPORTED AS “ROWE” BY ANCESTRY.COM PUBLIC FAMILY TREE]. She was born abt 1819 in Tennessee [1850 CENSUS]; died possibly 1859 [REPORTED BY ANCESTRY.COM PUBLIC FAMILY TREE].

Children [FROM 1850 CENSUS]:
1. Samuel Freeman, born abt 1839 in Tennessee [1850 CENSUS].
2. John Freeman, born abt 1840 in Tennessee [1850 CENSUS].
3. William Freeman, born abt 1842 in Tennessee [1850 CENSUS].
4. James Freeman, born abt 1845 in Tennessee [1850 CENSUS].
5. Thomas Freeman, born abt 1850 in Tennessee [1850 CENSUS].